Contextual learning

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We are seeing an increased number of engaged, interested readers who are enjoying learning for the sake of learning. It has led to the development of ‘anyone-anywhere-anytime-anything’ learning

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Physiology Philes

Welcome to the first in the Physiology Philes series, part of the basic science in clinical context project on LITFL. First up is the Valsalva Manoeuvre

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The latest in the Friday Inspiration series features the Symphony of Science – ‘We Are All Connected’ (ft. Sagan, Feynman, deGrasse Tyson & Bill Nye)

Can your ballpoint pen own the airway?

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Minh Le Cong talks to Andy Neill about improvised emergency airway management with a ballpoint pen – myth or reality? Listen to this 17 min LITFL podcast to find out.

Friday Feynman Inspiration 002

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The Feynman Series is a companion project with The Sagan Series in hopes to promote scientific education and scientific literacy in the general population.

The Storm is here!

The amazing animated version of Tim Minchin’s amazing 9 minute beat poem, Storm, can now be seen on the web. Right here even!

Path140

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Is it possible to summarise all of human pathology into 140 characters or less? Michelle Johnston (aka @Eleytherius) thinks so…

Heart attack equipoise

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Musings on the point of equipoise for investigating and discharging chest pain patients in light of a new paper in the Lancet describing a rapid rule-out protocol for acute coronary syndromes (the ASPECT trial).

The Art of Infarct Localisation

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Brilliant images illustrating the art of myocardial infarct localisation by ECG interpretation.

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Studies show that 73.2% of people start to develop FFFF withdrawal symptoms 168 hours after receiving the previous dose. Thus it would be inhumane to delay any longer… Bring on the funtabulous frivolity!